Bridges in and out of Manhattan mostly remain closed this
morning, but are likely to open relatively soon. The same perhaps
cannot be said for the two midtown tunnels, Brooklyn-Battery and
Queens Midtown, which
filled up with seawater during the storm.

Most transportation in Washington D.C. remains
closed. Officials are currently inspecting various sites
and trains for damage, and will update the public at noon.
Charter and private buses, such as Greyhound, remain
closed, as does the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Tydings
bridge is open on I-95.

"Hundreds" of schools in Connecticut, including the University of
Connecticut,
will remain closed today. The John Dempsey hospital at UConn
will remain open.

Government response:

President Obama has identified the parts of New York and New
Jersey affected by Sandy as "disaster zones," which makes federal
funds available to people in the affected area. A search and
rescue is
currently under way in Atlantic City, which bore a
significant amount of damage from the storm.

FEMA officials say that they have $3.6 billion allotted to
pay for the response and relief for Hurricane Sandy. Before the
storm, FEMA placed 400 power generators near "critical
infrastructure points like hospitals," and allotted approximately
600,000 liters of water and 490,000 pre-packaged meals throughout
the Northeast.